Vehicle signal



Dec. LESJ 1925.

F. ROMANOWSKI VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed April 15, 1925v INVENTOR. Fung Ronmowmn Patented Dec. v15, 1925.

i UNITED STATES d 1,565,591 PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK ROMANOWSKI, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE SIGNAL.

Application led April 15, 1925. Serial No. 23,228.

improvement in a vehicle signal and particucontractible binding ring larly the method of attaching the vehicle signal upon the neck of the vehicle radiator.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an attachment for a vehicle signal adapted for being mounted on the neck of the radiator, in which an eXpansible and is used for gripping the neck of the radiator, the structure being so arranged as to permit a ready release of the vehicle signal which serves as a closure for the radiator neck so that it may be tilted to permit the filling of the radiator, this invention being an improvement over my invention which is shown in my pending applicationiiled November 24th, 1924 and given Serial No. 751,811. 1

It is the object of the present invention to provide an attaching means of this class in which the material used in the attaching means is reduced to a minimum and the machining necessary on the device also reduced to a minimum.

It is another object of the invention to provide an attaching means of this class which when once secured upon the radiator neck will be locked thereon so as to-prevent its undue removal.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. y

The invention consists the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the invention showing parts in section.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line 2-2 of Fig. y1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the attaching `means with parts removed.

As shown in the drawings the invention is adapted for attaching a vehicle signal housing-7 to the neck 8 of the radiator of the vehicle with which used. The housing 7 is Y provided with bulbs 9, 10 and 1K1 which mayl be vari-colored for signaling purposes. They housing is also provided with an opening 12 having a closure 13 mounted therein in which may be inserted a thermometer to indicate the temperature of the water in the radiator, the thermometer being projected through and secured to, in any suitable manner, a tube 14 which is mounted in the neck 15 of the housing 7. The neck 15 is provided with a base having an outwardly projecting flange 16 which is adapted to rest upon a metallic ring 17 having bosses 18 and 19 formed at diametrically opposite points each being provided with a threaded opening. Screws 18 and 19 are adapted for threading into the openings formed in bosses 18 and 19, each of these screws carrying at its upper end a keeper 18 and 19respectively, which is adapted for being swung into a certain position, so as to clamp the base of the neck 15 in close engagement with the ring 17. The openings into which the screws 19 and 18 are threaded are slightly reduced at their bottom to receive the heads of screws 21 and 20 which are adapted for threading into openings formed in bosses 22 v and 23 formed on the clamping ring 24. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the bore of the ring 24 has inclined Yside walls. These inclined side walls are adapted forengaging the inclined side walls of a gripping ring 25 which is split, so as to permit the approach and withdrawal of the ends of the ring relatively to each other. This ring 25 is normally of less diameter than the neck 8 of the radiator, so that, when the ring 25 is turned upwardly the ends of this split ring approach each other to grip tightly the neck of the radiator. When the rings are positioned in embracing relation upon the neck, a threading of the screws 20 and 21 into the bosses 22 and-23 will serve to draw the ring 24 into close approach to the ring 17. The ring 17 is provided with a recess 26 for engaging the upper edge 27 of the ring 25,-the engaging surfaces of the recess 26, or the ring 24 being beveled. As the ring 24 approaches the ring 17, since the ring 25 is limited in its movement on account of its-engagement with the ring 17 an approach of the endsk of the ring 25 will be brought about on account of the engagement of the beveled engaging surfaces so that the ring 25 securely clamps the vneck 8 of the radiator. In this way a secure clamping of boss projecting downwardly from said housing interiorly of said collar; a yoke lnounted on said boss projecting from said base and having the extremities of its legs outwardly turned; a ange projecting inward ly of said colla-r and adapted for engaging the outwardly turned ends of said legs upon a tilting of said housing relatively to said collar; and means threaded into said enlarged sockets for retaining said housing in 10 non-tilting relation to said collar. In testimony whereof, I have signed the foregoing specication at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan.

FRANK ROMANOW'SKI. 

